Not urgent, but put this in your "good reading when you get some free time" pile. Two weeks ago, W4DEX and K1WHS made a series of microwave contacts that included setting new overland North American records of 755 miles on 5.6 and 10 GHz. Dex and Dave wrote up how they did it: http://w4dex.com/microwave/k1whs/k1whs_w4dex_25sep04.htm I thought this was worth sharing for several reasons. The antenna photos and station descriptions show the enormous commitment that these amateurs (and others, including our own W5ZN) have made to exploring microwave propagation. Their descriptions of how they felt during and after the contacts convey a sense of excitement that, we occasionally need to be reminded, still exists abundantly in amateur radio. It's nice to be able to share some good news. Dave K1ZZ